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de   averiis   captis   in   withernamium   (dee   <<schwa>>-veer-ee-is   kap-tis   in   with-<< schwa>>r-nay-mee-<<schwa>>m),  n.[Law  Latin  “for  taking  cattle  in  withernam”]  Hist.  A  writ directing  a  sheriff  to  detain  a  defendant’s  cattle  because  the  defendant  had  unlawfully  taken  the plaintiff’s cattle out of the county. • The defendant’s cattle would be detained until the sheriff could replevy the…

de  audiendo  et  terminando  (dee  aw-dee-en-doh  et t<<schwa>>r-mi-nan-doh),  n.[Law  Latin “for hearing and  determining”] Hist. A writ or commission  directing  certain justices to  hear and resolve  particular  cases  resulting  from  a  riot,  including  those  involving  heinous  misdemeanors, breaches of the peace, and trespass. Cf. COMMISSION OF OYER AND TERMINER. [Blacks Law 8th]

de  attornato  recipiendo  (dee  a-tor-nay-toh  ri-sip-ee-en-doh),  n.[Law  Latin  “of  receipt  of  an attorney”] Hist. A writ requiring a court to receive and admit an attorney for a party.[Blacks Law 8th]

death warrant.See WARRANT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

death trap. 1. A structure or situation involving an imminent risk of death. 2. A situation that, although seemingly safe, is actually quite dangerous. [Blacks Law 8th]

death tax.1. See estate tax under TAX. 2. See inheritance tax under TAX. [Blacks Law 8th]

death  statute.A  law  that  protects  the  interests  of  a  decedent’s  family  and  other  dependents, who may recover in damages what they would reasonably have received from the decedent if the death had not occurred. Cf. SURVIVAL STATUTE . [Cases: Death    7, 10. C.J.S. Death §§ 17–18, 21, 28, 102.] [Blacks Law 8th]

deathsman. An executioner; a hangman. [Blacks Law 8th]

death sentence.See SENTENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

death row.The area of a prison where those who have been sentenced to death are confined. [Blacks Law 8th]